You Are a Middle-School Science Teacher Whose Approach to Teaching

question 36

Multiple Choice

You are a middle-school science teacher whose approach to teaching emphasizes the development of concepts (e.g., weather) through the logical study of things that are part of the concept (e.g., clouds and rain) .Your approach has much in common with that of which famous educator?

• A) Plato
• B) Socrates
• C) Aristotle
• D) Quintilian

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Definitions:

Demand Function

A mathematical equation that describes the quantity of a good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.

Subsidy

Financial assistance granted by a government or other institution to lower the cost of producing goods or services or to support consumers directly.

Price Elasticity

The measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in its price, with elasticity greater than one indicating a high sensitivity to price changes.

Supply Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity supplied of a good changes in response to a change in price.